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C. E. MENTZER mm RAY DEFLECTOR. APPLICATION FILED DEC.9.1915

Patented Oct. 30,1917 V downwardly toward the surface of'Ythe groilndin front of themachin'e.

Myinvention consists in the construction,

. and illustrated f UNITED ATENT OFFICE.

Y cLAunnnmErirz'En-or nnsm'omns, Iowa. Y

' r mceaij a I h n Mmmma citizen of the'UnitedStates, and resident of -Des Moines, in the county r'Po11' and State of Iowa, have imented'a'certain new the 'fol hjwin'g isa specifi-c'ation. J

'Tlieobject of my invention-is to i provide a'l light ray deflector of *sii'npl5 durable" and" inexpensive construction, -pa'iti'cula'rly adapted for. use with the lamps of inotor 'v'e: hiclje's, and adapted to be adjusted'to 'a va-- riety of pgsitions for permittingthe light rays to be-thrown forwardly or to be thrown and useful .LighuRay "Deflector; of which arrangement and combinationofthe various parts of the device, Wherebytheobjects' contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set'forth, pointed out in my claims,

ings, in which:

Figure 1- shows a side elevation partly in section, of the front portion of a motor vehicle, showing y improved light ray deflector installed thereon.

Fig. 2 shows a front elevation of'part of the deflector mechanism.

- Fig. 3 shows a vertical, sectional .view takenon'the line 3% of Fig. 2,]and

Fig. 4 shows a sectional view taken on the:

line 4-4: of Fig. 1.

In the accompanying drawi'ngsfI have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate" generally the, frame ofliiinotor vehicle's. ingfthe frontwheels 11, the radiator 12, the h'ood 13 and the body 14;

Mounted at the front of thelvehicle is an ordinary electric lamp l5 icom'pris'ing acasing open atits for'ward.end,having' the i reflector 15 provided at its open end with a' peripheral outwardly extending flange 15 The lamp has the ordinary hinged door 15 -with the glass 15.

.My improved light ray deflector comprises an attachment which can be readily mounted on the ordinary lamp. I v

My improved attachment comprises an an-' nular ring 16 adapted to fit snugly into the open end of the lamp casing 15, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and having'at its outer edge a peripheral outwardly extending flange"16 adapted to rest adjacent to the flange 15". Supported by the ring 16 are I mar-w:batman...

1 ;-$peeificationi of Letx eatnt.

in the accompanying drawu 4 v r k 1 9 22, one arm of which is piv-zz- OctaSQ; 'Sefialilldigsjgi; h I

a plurality of horizontal rods 17, spaced vertically fromeach other in succession. j -Pivot'ally mounted on the rods'l7 are a plurality of plates 18 extending across the interior of the lamp casing" 15 'and' pref erably normally extending inwardly" in the casing, as shown'inFig. 3, with their inner ends'jshortened to 1 permit their free lip-anddown movementwithinsaid casing. Extending outwardly from the various plates 18 are arms 19. "An uprightbar 2Q is'piiioted'to each of the arms"19', asshown inFig. 3; Secured to the upper end of the bar 20 and to the ring 16 above sai'd'baris a coil spring 21, which normally holds the ha r 20 in its raised position for, holding the:

plates 18fin' horizontal'posit'ion, as shown" in' F ig. 3,' where the light rays may pass 'horizontallv outward'from the interior of the lamp casing;

, 1. I Centrally pivoted on the frame 'ofthe mfachine-between the lamp casing is a bell oted' to the bar 20,- as illustrated in Fig. 1. The other arm of the bell crank lever is 8!) ivoted-w a link 23 extendin rearwardly:

in the machine. The rear jen' 'of the link '23 is pivoted to a bell crank lever 24, which lever. 24= 'iS centrally pivoted on the frame ofithe machine. A link 2555 pivoted to the. other arm of'the bell crank lever 2 and tends outwardly through a suitahle;;ope" v 26 in the floor ofthe:bodyofthe'fmachine. Secured to the body of the machine-at some point convenient of; access tie. the driver, is a notched sector 27,- pi'voted -on. which is a 1ever 28.= A spring actuatedpawl 29 is-carri'ed by the lever 28 and is designedto coact With-the notches or teeth-ofthe'sector 27 for locking the lever .28- in any position of its adjustment.

The lever 28 is normally leftin ition where theplates- 18 are -horizontal or-perin the lamp. asillustrated by fgdotted hnes 18',i'n Fig. 3. When the plates levelsurfaces of the "osition just described, it will be t theilightz rays be reflected from the of the'ca'slng and from the plates 18, downwardly and forwardly,

thedevieefmaybe used as a dimer device or to complyswith the dimmer laws,

by very slight andea'sy adjustment. Fur-4,

thermore,-the distance in front of the car where the light rays the ground may be regulated by adjusting the lever 28 so that therays may be sent out from the lamp door of the lamp orthe ordinary Z heri'ng 16 may be held in position by the screws which secure the; reflector flange -15 to the lamp may simply ;be'extended through thel arm pivoted to said last named link, 'a secfiange 16$,

The' advantages. of such I a "device are largely obvious from the ioregoing description. The user of" the-car isienabled to get the full benefit 'of'hi's lights when he so desires,- and to have the rays of liglitdirected forwardlyin the ordinary-way country driving a or for driving; on darltstreets.

When, however, the driver-is driving on:-

lighted streets or in districts whtedimmer laws are in effect, or when he is approachinganother car, my improved llght ray deflector "may be manipulated for throwing the rays of light from the automobile lamps down:

ward y and forwardly forifiomplying with the law or for avoiding throwing a blinding light in the-face of the" driver ofoan ap" proachingvehiclet Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of: my improved light ray deflector, without departing from the essentiaifeatures and p of my inventiomand it is my intention to cover by this applicationnny modified forms of structure and any need mechanical equivalents which within the'reasonable scope of the upon' this applicafi I claim as my invention:

1. In a device of the class described, the

end, a plurality of spaced horizontal" rods rotatably mountedin said ring, a plurality their rear'ends, arms e'xtendin at a variety of desired angles with relation to o relation to-said shaft, and an armfixed to said shaft, said last named link being pivto be issued larring adapted to fit in the forward portlon thereof, said ring having a peripheral outwardly extending flange at its forward of plates each having one edge fixed to one of said rods, said casing being contractedat its rear end, said plates being tapered toward forwardly from said plates, alink'pivota y connected with said arms, a spring connected with saidlink and with the upper portion of said casing, a flexible member secured to said link and extending downwardly through said ring and casing,- a bell crank lever centrally lble member, a link pivoted to the other arm of said bell crank lever, a second bcll'crank lever designed to be'centrally pivoted below the body of. a motor vehicle, having one tend upwardly through floor of the motor vehicle, a bracket, a shaft mounted thereon for rotation, a toothed member fixed with oted to said arm, said arm havingaspring controlled pawl adapted to enact with said teeth.

2. In a device of'the combination of a 1am casing contracted at its rear end, an annniiir rin adapted to fitin the front end of said casing, a plurality class described, the

of transverse rods mounted in spaced vertical succession/for rotation in said ring, a. pllirality of plates each fixed at its forward edge on one of said r s, a forwardly extending rod on eachiplate, said plates being tapered toward the irear edges, 0; link pivoted to' the res ective arms, a spring connected with said lin and with said ring at one end of said link, an operating device connected with the other end of said link and extended through said ring and saidcasing, and means for moving said operatingrdevice; I

Des 'Moines, Iowa, ovember' 17,1916.

' GLAUDE E. MENTZER.

combination of a light casing with an annu- 7 plvoted, having one arm pivoted to said fiex- 

